1960 in New Zealand

1960 in New Zealand
The following lists events that happened during 1960 in New Zealand.
Population
Estimated population as of 31 December: 2,403,600.
Increase since 31 December 1959: 43,900 (1.86%).
Males per 100 females: 101.0.
Incumbents
Regal and viceregal
Head of State – Elizabeth II
Governor-General – The Viscount Cobham GCMG TD.
Government
The 32nd New Zealand Parliament continued. In power was the Second Labour government under Walter Nash. The general election saw the governing Labour Party defeated by a twelve-seat margin, and replaced by the Second National government.
Speaker of the House – Robert Macfarlane.
Prime Minister – Walter Nash then Keith Holyoake
Deputy Prime Minister – Jerry Skinner then Jack Marshall.
Minister of Finance – Arnold Nordmeyer then Harry Lake.
Minister of Foreign Affairs – Walter Nash then Keith Holyoake.
Attorney-General – Rex Mason, then Ralph Hanan.
Chief Justice — Sir Harold Barrowclough
Parliamentary opposition
Leader of the Opposition – Keith Holyoake (National) until 12 December, then Walter Nash (Labour)
Main centre leaders
Mayor of Auckland – Dove-Myer Robinson
Mayor of Hamilton – Denis Rogers
Mayor of Wellington – Frank Kitts
Mayor of Christchurch – George Manning
Mayor of Dunedin – Stuart Sidey
Events
Passing of the Waitangi Day Act 1960, first step towards a national day.
26 November: 1960 New Zealand general election
Arts and literature
Maurice Duggan wins the Robert Burns Fellowship.
See 1960 in art, 1960 in literature
Music
See: 1960 in music
Radio and television
1 June: At 7.30 pm New Zealand's first official television transmission begins. For the first six weeks programs are limited to two hours a night and two nights a week. In mid-July this is extended to four nights a week. A television licence fee of £4 per year is introduced in August.
Film
See: :Category:1960 film awards, 1960 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, :Category:1960 films
Sport
See: 1960 in sports, :Category:1960 in sports
Athletics
Ray Puckett wins his third national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:23:12.6 on 8 March in Invercargill.
Chess
The 67th National Chess Championship was held in Dunedin, and was won by Ortvin Sarapu of Auckland.
Cricket
The Australian team toured but games against the national side did not have Test status.
Plunket Shield was won by Canterbury (1959-1960 season)
Horse racing
Harness racing
New Zealand Trotting Cup – False Step (3rd win)
Auckland Trotting Cup – Damian
Lawn bowls
The national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Dunedin.
Men's singles champion – Stanley Snedden (Linwood Bowling Club)
Men's pair champions – E.H. Taylor, Pete Skoglund (skip) (Carlton Bowling Club)
Men's fours champions – H. Roy, J. Scott, B. Moore, Bill O'Neill (skip) (Carlton Bowling Club)
Olympic Games
Summer Olympics
New Zealand enters 38 competitors in nine sports, winning two gold (Peter Snell – Athletics, Men's 800m, Murray Halberg – Athletics, Men's 5,000m) and one bronze (Barry Magee – Athletics, Men's Marathon) medals.
Winter Olympics
New Zealand enters the Winter Olympics for the second time, with a team of four competitors.
Rugby league
New Zealand national rugby league team
Rugby League World Cup
Rugby union
The All Blacks toured South Africa, losing the four-test series 2–1 with one game drawn.
25 June, Ellis Park, Johannesburg: New Zealand 0 – 13 South Africa
23 July, Newlands, Cape Town: New Zealand 11 – 3 South Africa
13 Aug, Free State Stadium, Blomfontein: New Zealand 11 – 11 South Africa
27 August, Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth: New Zealand 3 – 8 South
Ranfurly Shield: Auckland managed successful defences against Thames Valley (22-6) and Counties (14-3) before losing to North Auckland, 17–11. North Auckland managed to defend the shield against Poverty Bay, (24-3) before losing 3–6 to Auckland. Auckland held the shield for the remainder of the season, beating Manawatu (31-8), Bay of Plenty (9-6), Wellington (22-9), Taranaki (25-6) and Canterbury (19-18).
Soccer
The national men's team made a short tour to Tahiti.
5 September, Papeete: NZ 5 – 1 Tahiti
8 September, Papeete: NZ 8 – 0 Tahiti Juniors
12 September, Papeete: NZ 2 – 1 Tahiti
Chatham Cup won by North Shore United, who beat Technical Old Boys (of Christchurch) 5–3 in the final.
Provincial league champions:
Auckland: North Shore United
Bay of Plenty: Kahukura
Buller: Waimangaroa United
Canterbury: Western
Franklin: Papatoetoe
Hawke's Bay: Napier Rovers
Manawatu: Kiwi United
Marlborough: Woodbourne
Nelson: Athletic
Northland: Otangarei United
Otago: Northern AFC
Poverty Bay: Eastern Union
South Canterbury: Thistle
Southland: Invercargill Thistle
Taranaki: Moturoa
Waikato: Hamilton Technical OB
Wairarapa: YMCA
Wanganui: Blue Rovers
Wellington: Railways
West Coast: Cobden-Kohinoor
Births
21 January: Phil Horne, cricketer
15 February: Michael James "Jock" Hobbs, rugby player and administrator
6 April: Richard Loe, rugby player
10 April – Rex Wilson, long-distance runner
2 May – Rhys Jones, New Zealand Army officer
14 May: Frank Nobilo, golfer
7 June: Lianne Dalziel, politician
15 July: Gary Robertson, cricketer
9 September: Chris White, rower
29 September: Tau Henare, politician
1 November: Jenny Bornholdt, poet
17 December: Steve Walsh, long jumper
26 December: Temuera Morrison, actor
Deaths
17 January Andrew Kennaway Henderson, illustrator, cartoonist and pacifist. (b. 1879)
1 June Alfred Murdoch, politician. (b. 1877)
25 July Edgar Neale, politician. (b. 1889)
10 September: Sir Harold Gillies, plastic surgery pioneer (b. 1882)
8 October Sir William Polson, politician. (b. 1875)
29 November Sir Andrew Hamilton Russell, soldier. (b. 1868)
See also
List of years in New Zealand
Timeline of New Zealand history
History of New Zealand
Military history of New Zealand
Timeline of the New Zealand environment
Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica
References
External links
1960s decade study (NZHistory website)
Years of the 20th century in New Zealand